Minyanka language

Minyanka language
Minyaka
Mamara
Spoken in Mali
Native speakers 740,000  (date missing)
Language family
Niger–Congo
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Senufo
      • Suppire–Mamara
        • Minyaka
Language codes
ISO 639-3 myk
Mamara language.png
Map showing where Mamara is spoken.

Minyanka (also known as Mamara, Miniyanka, Minya, Mianka, Minianka, or Tupiire) is a northern Senufo language spoken by about 700,000 people in southeastern Mali. It is closely related to Supyire. Minyanka is one of the national languages of Mali.

References

  • Dombrowsky-Hahn, Klaudia (ed. by Miehe, Gudrun; Reineke, Brigitte; Roncador, Manfred von) (1999) Phénomènes de contact entre les langues Minyanka et Bambara (Sud du Mali). Köln: Rüdiger Köppe.
  • Prost, André (1964) Contributrion à l'étude des langues Voltaiques. Dakar: Institut Francophone de l'Afrique Noire.

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